Mourn the victims... but don't turn one tragedy into a global catastrophe

[geek tragedy]

3. Bullshit. It's rightwing propaganda.

There is no doubt about who they were. In any war, the aggressor is the one who makes the first move into neutral or disputed territory.


And that aggressor was the European Union, which rivals China as the world’s most expansionist power, swallowing countries the way performing seals swallow fish (16 gulped down since 1995).

Ignoring repeated and increasingly urgent warnings from Moscow, the EU – backed by the USA – sought to bring Ukraine into its orbit. It did so through violence and illegality, an armed mob and the overthrow of an elected president.

Not a coincidence that one of DU's "least likely to criticize Putin" crowd posted this rightwing bilge here.